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Interested in learning about the characters, issues, and situations which make up the People of God across the years? I'd highly recommend an e-mail subscription to the weekly Newsletter of Christian History & Biography Magazine. The July 9 piece linked to When Theology Comes Alive Living theology: that's what the 17th-century Pietists wanted to see. And so they invented church history
(More)Book review of Albert Delbanco's The Real American Dream: A Meditation on Hope. written as part of my Masters in Higher Education Degree Program at Geneva College.
(More)Excerpt of some contrary opinions from within the Christian community below
(More)Last night, Theresa and I saw X-men on the Sci-Fi Channel underwritten by Burger King's promo of the Fantastic Four film and related products. The comparision was between the 2 films seemed laughable. It seems that the NY Times writer agrees. Would love to hear from anyone who sees Fantastic Four.
(More)The enthusiasm of the Olympic nomination filled our family w/excitement yesterday morning, in sharp contrast to today when we placed a video in the VCR for the girls to avoid fascination w/the explosions which rocked London. Please take time to intercede for those responsible and those affected by the blasts. Come quickly Lord Jesus, bring your grace and healing . . . For news on the attacks go here
Returning to the Design question, see Opting out in the debate on evolution
I found today's NY Times Op-Ed piece Finding Design in Nature by Christoph Schonborn quite good. Check it out. I don't have time to comment on it right now.
(More)Spoiler Alert: Beware
Batman Begins was quite overt about Bruce Wayne's role as Batman's Mask. So much so that Katie Holmes' character walks away from relationship because Bruce is no longer the Bruce of childhood (note: if only she's walk away from Tom Cruise). I thought the Christianity Today Review stated the scenerio quite well:
"Most superheroes put on a mask to hide their real identity. Not so with this caped vigilante. Bruce Wayne is the mask; Batman is the true identity. To devote himself wholly to fighting crime, Bruce Wayne forsook childhood, adolescence, romance, and normal human desires. The millionaire maintains just enough social life to divert suspicion from his nighttime crusade. As a result, Bruce Wayne is a two-dimensional prop, merely a façade behind which lurks the true person: the grim, driven, relentless Batman."
Prayer: Lord, teach us that we may not find such compartmentalization in our life . . .
The work of Carnegie Mellon U's Entertainment Technology Center has been all over the news. The June 24 Chronicle of Higher Education, highlighted Hazmat Hotzone, a video simulation of hazardous materials incidents for emergency responders to practice their skills. This combines entertainment and training elements, thereby supplimenting live drills, click here for more info.
Last week, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette drew attention to "Ben Franklin's Ghost," a projection which answers questions in a 'synthetic interview. ' This tool is quite cool, as a number of us have interacted w/Valerie, an earlier form of this technology which serves as the Newell Simon Hall receptionist. Great to see this expanded application! Hope our kids can chat w/Ben sometime. A helpful tool to work alongside the direction we set for our family's learning community :-)
Author review of Thomas Merton by Toby Basalla for Allegheny Center CMA's library.
(More)Moviemaking with a Purpose, an interview w/Ralph Winter, caught my attention this morning. This topic has been a long-term interest of mine, finding more development when Mike, Toby, and myself taught a Sunday School Class at Allegheny Center C&MA on Reel Spirituality (Robert Johnson, 2000). A handout in which I distilled some of the material for a graduate student retreat can be found here.
(More)Author review of Dallas Willard by Toby Basalla for Allegheny Center CMA's library. Note: Dallas led the Ideas & Idols track at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's Following Christ Conference. MP3 files of his closing plenary presentation for the entire conference can be found here.
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